Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-12-03
BRIEF MENTION.

lift on the evening Of the 23d.
A rush of advertis ing matter hrs crowded
out considerable news prepared for this issue.
Work is progressing rapidly on the new
house OF Mrs. Lydia Lancaster in Mason
Valley.
Mr.. Harrub and daughter, of California,
have been visiting Mrs. George Reed the
past few days.
The delinquent tax in Lyon amounts to on.
ly $S45 81 this year. OF this over $500
will be RENTED by the Board.
All Chartz, the Virginia City shorthand
reporter, and now local on the Enteyprise,
was in town the most of this week.
There is skating on the small reservoirs
and ponds on the river. Ice cutters will
soon be at work if this weather lasts.
The acid chamber is fast approaching
completion. The workmen will be ready
for the lead burners in two or three days.
M. A. Murphy, Col. Ellis, w. E. F.
Deale, J. A. Stephens were in town this
week attending cases in the District Court
81 cannot praise Hoods Sarsaparilla half
enough" says mother whose son, almost
blind with scrofula, was cured by this med
icine.
Rev. Francis E. Brown united in marriage
J. Adam Herbold and Miss Mary Craighead,
both Of Mason Valley, on the 23d Of last
month.
Angus Mcleod, of the Valley, was in
town this week, but he says he was neither
judge, jury. plaintiff, defendant or witness
in any case.
An article in regard to Alaska, etc. will
appear in our next issue. 1t is furnished by
Johnny Ludwig, who recently returned from
that country.
The town was pretty well surrounded by
Sheriffs the first Of this week. Hart, from
Esmeralda, Donovan, from Storey, and Ul-
rio, Chrisler and ex.sheriff Swift from Orms-
by, were here as witnesses in the Randall
case.
The storm is here. Not much snow or
rain has fallen below the foothills, but they
are still white with snow. Some snow has
fallen in the Valley and the weather indi-
Gates that more dampDess will fall before it
clears up.
Col. R. II. Savage of San Francisco was
in Dayton on Thursday, examining int the
working of Rae's Electric System, in the in
terest of syndicate of California capitalists,
he expressed himself as being we'll pleased
with what he saw.
The tragedian Needles has been giving Sc
lect entertainments to the leading citizens of
Dayton, and after his efforts Wednesday
evening he was so overcome that our peace
officers supposed him to be drunk, and lug.
ged him of to the Bastile, where he Ian
guished for night.
The great water suit brought many strang-
ers to town during this last week, giving
Dayton an unusually lively appearance.
Whiskey and poker have been literally pat
roniled and the cheerful voice Of the pistol
has enlvened the dull hours Of night. All
things considered cur visitors have been we'll
entertained.
Another good find has been made at Silver
City. this time by w. Stock and John Dunn.
Their claim is situated in Occidental Can.
yen, east from Silver City and near the
Buckeye mine, and is supposed to be on the
Buckeye ledge. They have large bsdy Of
ore, the extent of which has not yet been
Average assays show a value
OF $IS per ton, principally gold.
R. w. Burgess one Of the jurymen in the
case Of E. w. Bennett against the Mickey
Ditch Company and others, received news
on Wednesday evening, of the death of his
father, M. c. Burgess, of Benton, Maine, on
November 23d. Mr.. Burgess was II years
Of age and farmer by occupation. R. w.
Burgess war excused from the jury and the
case went on with the remaining eleven jury
men.
There is another blacksmith in town.
Charley Box went hsme about 7 o'clock
last Thursday night and found the young
nan. in bed with his wife. Such a happening
lid not seem to excite him at all for he came
iown town Immediately and set 'em up in
coed shape for the boys. Charley says he
will take the new man int partnership with
him as soon a. he can WELD sledge. Neither
and child are we'll